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Switching from Orgovyx to Bicalutamide

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Hi Jeff, glad you’re doing well. I just started taking Abiraterone in conjunction with Orgovyx, I was curious as to what heart related side effects you experienced or was concerning enough to stop the abiraterone? Also are you exclusively on Darolutamide? Thank you.

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Abiraterone caused me to have four afib events. The third one put me in the hospital for four days with a very high pulse. After stopping abiraterone I still had one more afib Event a few months later. Since then, I have done what caused the afib event over and over without any problems at all.

Abiraterone Also raised my blood pressure from normal to high. I have to take three different drugs every day to keep my blood pressure low. I still have to take them even though I quit abiraterone Two years ago.

I realized I didn’t answer all of your questions.

I did stop Orgovyx For eight months and was on Darolutamide Alone for that time. My PSA stayed undetectable the whole time.

The problem is that even after eight years on ADT my Testosterone started coming back quickly. Because I am BRCA2 My oncologist thought it would be best that I start back on Orgovyx when my testosterone went over 50.

Over at the advanced prostate cancer weekly meeting of Ancan.org. You will find that there are a number of people that are on Darolutamide alone. It is very effective with people that are not on ADT to suppress their testosterone.